Haemanthus coccineus

For other plants called "paintbrush lily", see Paintbrush lily.

Haemanthus coccineus
Growing in the Cambridge University Botanic Garden
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Amaryllidoideae
Genus: Haemanthus
Species:
H. coccineus
Binomial name
Haemanthus coccineus
Distribution over South Africa
Synonyms[1]
  • Haemanthus callosus Burch. ex Baker
  • Haemanthus carinatus L.
  • Haemanthus coarctatus Jacq.
  • Haemanthus concolor Herb.
  • Haemanthus crassipes Jacq.
  • Haemanthus hookerianus Herb.
  • Haemanthus hyalocarpus Jacq.
  • Haemanthus latifolius Salisb.
  • Haemanthus moschatus Jacq.
  • Haemanthus splendens Dinter
  • Haemanthus tigrinus Jacq.
  • Perihemia coarctata (Jacq.) Raf.

Haemanthus coccineus, the blood flower, blood lily or paintbrush lily, is a species of flowering plant in the amaryllis family Amaryllidaceae, native to Southern Africa. Growing to 35 cm (14 in) tall and wide, it is a bulbous perennial with short brown stems surmounted by red flowers, the flowers appearing in spring and summer, before the strap-shaped leaves.[2]

The generic name Haemanthus is derived from the Greek words haima for blood and anthos for flower; coccineus is the Latin word for red or scarlet. In the Afrikaans language it is known as bergajuin, bloedblom, and many other vernacular names.[3]

  1. ^ "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Archived from the original on 7 June 2019. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference RHSPF was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ PlantZAfrica.com Archived 2011-10-29 at the Wayback Machine accessed 11.11.2011